Small DSP board touted as 'the size of a coin'

Ithaca, N.Y. - Traquair Data Systems Inc. is offering what it claims is a DSP board that's the size of a coin. The ultracompact UC1394a-1 multichip module in a general-purpose embedded DSP configuration comes with supporting development kits for DSP and embedded image-processing applications.

The unit provides developers with a programmable digital signal processor, FPGA, 400-Mbit/second Firewire communications and a host of I/O capabilities, all in a 30 x 36-mm, 116-pin surface-mount PLCC package.